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“The unit is composed of some of both male and female personnel from the Special Reconnaissance Regiment who are trained killers and can pose as couples while travelling on public transport.”

Armed soldiers have been given “soft nose” bullets to limit the risk of other passengers who are travelling on public transport.

The deployment comes as two men were arrested in connection with Friday morning’s Parsons Green bucket bomb which left 30 people injured.

An 18-year-old teenage suspect, believed to be an Iraqi refugee living in a foster home in Surrey, was detained in the port of Dover after being tracked to the departures hall.

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Faroukh was placed in foster care in 2013 after arriving in Britain from Syria

The task force is comprised of some of the most experienced special forces personnel in the Army.

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A second suspect, a 21-year-old man named locally as Yahya Farroukh was later arrested in Hounslow, west London, with police also swooping on a house in Stanwell, Surrey, in connection with his arrest.

On Sunday, CCTV obtained by ITV News shows someone leaving their home in Sunbury on Thames, Surrey, which was raided on Saturday, at 6.50am on Friday - just 90 minutes before the crude device went off.

The grainy camera footage shows a suspect in a red hat or hoody, and wearing grey or pale blue clothing, carrying what appears to be a full Lidl bag.

Parsons Green bucket bomb suspect, Yahya Faroukh

Images posted on social media following the incident, which police are treating as a terrorist attack, appeared to show wires protruding from a flaming bucket inside a plastic Lidl carrier bag on the floor of a carriage.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer, said developments in the operation had provided greater clarity on the attack.

He said: “We are getting a greater understanding of the preparation of the device.

“There is still much more to do but this greater clarity and this progress has led JTAC – the independent body that assesses threat – to come to the judgment that an attack is no longer imminent.”

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At least 29 people were injured in the explosion, but there were no fatalities

Both suspects are being held under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

This law gives police the power to arrest someone suspected of terror-related offences without a warrant.

It also allows police to detain suspects without charge beyond the four days allowed for suspects connected to other crimes.

The maximum period of pre-charge detention has varied but currently stands at a maximum of 14 days.